Last Thursday, I went on a last minute, local-ish trip up to a canyon that I lived adjacent to that I havent been to since a big fire 3 years ago. @ColinShots and his son Oliver came along for the afternoon/evening fishing.
It's one of those classic West side rivers that looks so god damn fishy but holds mostly 8-10" fish. Sure, you could euro up some pigs and I know people do, but thats not why I fish these rivers and creeks. This day, I brought along my 7' 3wt Ijuin Yomoji and just had an absolute blast catching fish after fish. the strikes were vicious--often jumping fully out of the water to eat the fly. I caught fish on all kinds of different flies but parachute *anything* out fished any sort of deer/elk hair fly.
Colin and Oliver (in the background).
Some fish.
Colin fishing a tiny fish out of a giant net
Oliver contemplating the perils of turning 15 (the next day).
It's one of those classic West side rivers that looks so god damn fishy but holds mostly 8-10" fish. Sure, you could euro up some pigs and I know people do, but thats not why I fish these rivers and creeks. This day, I brought along my 7' 3wt Ijuin Yomoji and just had an absolute blast catching fish after fish. the strikes were vicious--often jumping fully out of the water to eat the fly. I caught fish on all kinds of different flies but parachute *anything* out fished any sort of deer/elk hair fly.
Colin and Oliver (in the background).
Some fish.
Colin fishing a tiny fish out of a giant net
Oliver contemplating the perils of turning 15 (the next day).
